Contact: John Hartgen
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ABI’s
INAUGURAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LOOKS TO ASSIST MID-LEVEL
INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS
size='3'>February 25, 2009, Alexandria, Va.
size='3'>— To better assist in the professional development of
mid-level insolvency and restructuring practitioners in this busy
bankruptcy market, the American Bankruptcy Institute will hold its
Inaugural Professional Development Program in Chicago on May 28, 2009.
The day-long program was developed by ABI's Young and New Members
Committee and will be held in the Drinker Biddle
& Reath LLP Conference Center.The program
includes a morning educational session devoted to issues common to
mid-level professionals in the areas of law, finance and accounting. The
afternoon programs are specifically designed to assist the mid-level
professional with networking, communication and business-development
efforts and allow for hands-on dialogue and relationship-building
opportunities with peers.
Program topics and speakers
include:
The “Legal Session:
The Importance of Understanding Fiduciary Duties” will feature
panelists Alan K.
Mills of Barnes & Thornburg LLP
(Indianapolis), George
N. Panagakis of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP (Chicago) and
size='3'>Catherine L. Steege of Jenner &
Block LLP (Chicago).
size='3'>Matthew R. Niemann of Houlihan Lokey
(Chicago), Nancy A.
Peterman of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Chicago)
and Lewis W.
Solimene of Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.
(Chicago) will take part in the “Finance Session: Valuation
Methodologies of Distressed Assets &
Companies.”
The “Accounting
Session: Identifying Financial Distress” features
face='Times New Roman' size='3'>Michael C. Buenzow
size='3'>of FTI Consulting, Inc. (Chicago), Robert M.
Caruso of Alvarez & Marsal (Chicago)
and
size='3'>Holly Felder Etlin of AlixPartners
LLP (New York).
size='3'>Melissa Kibler Knoll of Mesirow
Financial Consulting, LLC (Chicago) will moderate the “How Do I
Advance at My Firm and Within My Profession?” session with
panelists Michael M.
Eidelman of Vedder Price P.C.
(Chicago), James H. M.
Sprayregen of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
(Chicago) and Bettina M.
Whyte of Bridge Associates, LLC (New
York).
size='3'>Paula Giovacchini of Gio Group, Inc.
(Chicago) will lead the “Building Relationships to Generate
Business” session to introduce attendees to a business-development
process and activities to enhance relationships with existing clients
and generate new business with prospective clients.
The “Putting the
‘Working’ in Networking” session, featuring
Deborah Knupp
size='3'>of Akina (Chicago), is designed to provide practical tools and
tips for enhancing the value of networking events to establish new
relationships that can lead to future business.
size='3'>Robert Gigliotti of Gio Group, Inc.
(Chicago) will exemplify the difference between influence and
manipulation and how to scan a situation to determine the best
individual influence strategy in the “Enhancing Influence Skills
to Get What You Want” session.
To find out more about
ABI’s Inaugural Professional Development Program, please
visit
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ABI is the largest
multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and
education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to
provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy
issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 11,700 attorneys,
accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround
specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for
the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on
ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information,
visit
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